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Heart and Souls

Heart and Souls

The story of four souls who needed a body and one guy who needed some soul.

19936.91h 44m

Overview

A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.

Directed by Ron Underwood
Written by Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson, Gregory Hansen
Produced by Sean Daniel, Nancy Roberts
Box Office0Revenue: $16.6M

Top Cast

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Thomas Reilly

Charles Grodin

Charles Grodin

Harrison Winslow

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Penny Washington

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Julia

Tom Sizemore

Tom Sizemore

Milo Peck

David Paymer

David Paymer

Hal the Bus Driver

Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

Anne

Bill Calvert

Bill Calvert

Frank Reilly

Lisa Lucas

Lisa Lucas

Eva Reilly

Eric Lloyd

Eric Lloyd

Thomas Reilly - Age 7

Themes & Keywords

businessmanafterlifesan francisco, californiasupernaturalredemptionimaginary friendinvisibleghostguardian angelunfulfillment1950s1990s

About Heart and Souls

Heart and Souls is a fantasy, comedy, romance film released in 1993 exploring themes of businessman, afterlife, san francisco, california, supernatural, redemption, imaginary friend. Directed by Ron Underwood, it stars Robert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard. A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.

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